Krulish and Schmitz “It’s kind of a right-in-your-own-backyard sort of story.” Or at least, it is in the words of
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As Chautauqua Institution jitterbugged into the Roaring Twenties, Women’s Club President Anna Pennybacker was repulsed by the “vulgar amusements” of
On July 9, 1848, in Waterloo, New York, five women with no political influence had a simple tea party. Swegan
In the wake of a pandemic, American political turmoil and disturbed international relations, people turned to Chautauqua Institution — amidst an
BOB AND CAROL REEDER Chautauquans give back to the Institution in different ways — whether it’s financially, spiritually, emotionally or
Cathal J. Nolan is a scholar of war. His sweeping history of armed conflict, The Allure of Battle: A History
The term “fake news,” used to describe deliberate misinformation spread by mainstream print, broadcast and social media, is a relatively
Theodore Flood It’s been said that behind every successful enterprise there is a salesman. Founded in 1874 by the Methodist
A Bengali edition of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. A year after the 1865 publication of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, the
“We tell ourselves stories in order to live,” Joan Didion famously observed in her essay “The White Album.” Chautauqua Institution
Forty acres and a mule. This was the promise Gen. William T. Sherman made to enslaved Black Americans upon their
Bottoms Julia Bottoms isn’t afraid to think big picture: wall-to-wall, floor-to-ceiling-big. Bottoms, a Buffalo-based visual artist, just finished her largest
Gary Moore has presented comical yet fascinating niche history lessons at Chautauqua Institution every summer since 2011. But this year,
In the introduction to her book, Here All Along: Finding Meaning, Spirituality and a Deeper Connection to Life – In
The Audience Raises Handkerchiefs For The Drooping Of The Lillies During The Old First Night Chautauqua Birthday Celebration, Tuesday, August
Stacey Abrams, a politician, lawyer, and author based in Georgia, speaks to Chautauquans about the importance of voting accessibility and